There shall be established and maintained a department of police, to preserve order within the city, and to secure the residents of the city from violence and the property therein from injury or loss.
a. Chief of Police
The chief of police shall be the chief administrative officer of the department of police. He or she shall, with the approval of the City Manager, appoint and remove the employees of the department, and shall perform duties as may be required of him or her by the City Council.
The chief of police shall be appointed by the City Manager for an indefinite term. The Chief of Police shall be fully responsible to the City Manager for the administration of his or her department, and for the carrying out and enforcement of the resolutions and ordinances of the City Council. He or she may be removed from office by the City Manager.
b. Special Police
No person, except as authorized by general law, by this Charter or by the ordinances passed pursuant hereto, shall act as special police or special detective.